Michael Schumacher says F1 could witnesses a few surprises in Brazil with rain forecast for qualifying and the grand prix.
Schumacher had a solid start to his weekend at the Interlagos circuit, finishing Friday's practice sessions fifth on the timesheets.
The Mercedes GP driver posted a 1:13.723 during his 38 laps, which put him just 0.331s adrift of pace-setter Lewis Hamilton.
However, that was in a dry while the rest of the weekend is expected to be wet.
"We had quite a good day here in Interlagos and were able to work through our schedule consistently, even if the track was pretty slippery," Schumacher said.
"The lap times are traditionally very tight here so let's see what we can do in qualifying tomorrow.
"For the rest of the weekend, the weather forecast is for rain, so maybe we will see some surprises as we reach the end of the season."
And he's not the only Mercedes GP driver hoping for a surprise or two.
"The conditions out there were quite difficult today as the track was a bit slippery," said Nico Rosberg, who finished P8, 0.480s off the pace.
"However our times were quite good and not too far away from the top cars. We learned a lot on high and low fuel levels during the sessions.
"As the weather forecast is rain, it's difficult to make a prediction for tomorrow. Maybe if it rains, it will be a bit easier to surprise the top teams."
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